Nintendo’s partnership with DeNA makes no sense. The thing we all know about Nintendo is that it doesn’t follow the herd. It makes surprising announcements that make the industry shake its collective head and mutter, “that will...

E3 was all about peripherals. Microsoft’s Kinect. Sony’s Move. Oh, and Nintendo’s 3DS. E3 was all about peripherals, and 3D. Anyway, my favourite peripheral of the show was low tech. It was a blow up car with...

How’s that for a reversal. Ever since GAMESbrief launched at the start of 2009, I’ve been banging the drum for the way the games industry is changing. I’ve blogged about Facebook games, web games, iPhone games. Even...

Sony has announced plans for a television service that evolves. In the Financial Times today, Sony CEO and Chairman Sir Howard Stringer said “Sony will have a one-to-one relationship with … customers to offer subscription services, cloud...

It’s time to unveil my inner geek. I saw this video and was immediately entranced. I’ve been a pen and paper gamer for years, but haven’t a chance recently. And the strides taken, particularly by Bioware/Black Isle,...

That’s the view of Sky, ITV and Blitz, speaking at a BAFTA panel discussion on 3D last night. Blitz showcased Invincible Tiger: The Legend Of Han Tao (as mentioned in my post Will 3D save the console?)....

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